Princess Murong

Early 5th century Chinese princess

Princess Murong (慕容王后, personal name unknown) was a princess and queen consort of the Chinese state Northern Yan. Her husband was the last emperor, Feng Hong (Emperor Zhaocheng), of that dynasty.[1][2]

Presumably, she was from the Murong imperial clan of Northern Yan's predecessor state Later Yan, although her exact lineage is not known. She was not Feng Hong's first wife; when Feng Hong was the Duke of Zhongshan under his brother Feng Ba (Emperor Wencheng), his wife was Duchess Wang, but after he seized the throne in 430, he created Lady Murong princess in 431.[3] He appointed her son Feng Wangren (馮王仁) as crown prince in 432, bypassing Duchess Wang's son Feng Chong (馮崇), the oldest among his sons.[2][1] Nothing further is known about Princess Murong, including whether she survived Northern Yan's destruction in 436 or her husband's death in 438.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b 中國皇后全傳 (in Chinese). 山东教育出版社. 1993. ISBN 978-7-5328-1633-0.
  2. ^ a b 中华野史: Liang Jin ye shi juan (in Chinese). 中国戏剧出版社. 2000.
  3. ^ 司馬光 (February 1, 1986). 柏楊版資治通鑑第三十冊：自毀長城: 柏楊版資治通鑑30 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 遠流出版. ISBN 978-957-32-0804-4.
  4. ^ Zhongguo huang di quan zhuan (in Chinese). Shandong jiao yu chu ban she. 2005. ISBN 978-7-5328-4958-1.
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